Senior Medical Science Liaison - Gastroenterology (AZ/San Diego, CA)
Takeda
August 22, 2026
Remote
United States
$151,100 - $237,490 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
About the Role
- The Senior Medical Science Liaison is a remote, field-based, external customer-facing member of the US therapeutic area medical unit team, responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating scientific data; acquiring and translating customer insights; fostering external expert networks; and compliantly connecting customers to Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes.
- Reports to the Director, Field Medical - West Gastroenterology. Territory includes AZ and San Diego, CA.
How you will contribute
- Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per individual territory plans aligned to medical strategy.
- Analyze and interpret complex scientific information and disseminate to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced, non-misleading manner.
- Support Takeda-sponsored research; facilitate strategically aligned medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research.
- Collect, interpret, and internally communicate medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform/refine medical strategies and tactics.
- Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
- Execute medical strategy at medical conferences; share insights from poster/session attendance and KOL/HCP interactions.
- Respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries referred by Medical Information.
- Complete required customer activity documentation (e.g., CRM entries), training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely, accurate, compliant manner.
Minimum requirements/qualifications
- Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent); Master’s degree in health sciences (MSN, NP, or PA) is the minimum requirement.
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a field-based MSL in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), organization, and collaboration skills.
Other desired experience/skills
- Dissemination of complex scientific data to healthcare audiences.
- Relevant therapeutic area knowledge/expertise.
- Clinical, research, and/or teaching experience.
- Ability to work effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams.
- Execution within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Travel requirements
- Up to 70% travel, including some overnight and weekend; ability to drive and/or fly; clean and valid driver’s license.
- The Senior Medical Science Liaison is a remote, field-based, external customer-facing member of the US therapeutic area medical unit team, responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating scientific data; acquiring and translating customer insights; fostering external expert networks; and compliantly connecting customers to Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes.
- Reports to the Director, Field Medical - West Gastroenterology. Territory includes AZ and San Diego, CA.
How you will contribute
- Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per individual territory plans aligned to medical strategy.
- Analyze and interpret complex scientific information and disseminate to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced, non-misleading manner.
- Support Takeda-sponsored research; facilitate strategically aligned medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research.
- Collect, interpret, and internally communicate medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform/refine medical strategies and tactics.
- Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
- Execute medical strategy at medical conferences; share insights from poster/session attendance and KOL/HCP interactions.
- Respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries referred by Medical Information.
- Complete required customer activity documentation (e.g., CRM entries), training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely, accurate, compliant manner.
Minimum requirements/qualifications
- Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent); Master’s degree in health sciences (MSN, NP, or PA) is the minimum requirement.
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a field-based MSL in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), organization, and collaboration skills.
Other desired experience/skills
- Dissemination of complex scientific data to healthcare audiences.
- Relevant therapeutic area knowledge/expertise.
- Clinical, research, and/or teaching experience.
- Ability to work effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams.
- Execution within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Travel requirements
- Up to 70% travel, including some overnight and weekend; ability to drive and/or fly; clean and valid driver’s license.